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Even though it features gorgeous, Oscar-winning deep-focus cinematography and colorful performances, the 1945 classic "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is rarely revived on the big screen. That's what's happening at 2 p.m. Sunday Jan. 4 when the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville unreels the atmospheric chiller as part of its Classic Films series. Based on Oscar Wilde's only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of chasing eternal youth and living your life with little concern for others. Hurd Hatfield stars as a callow aristocrat who is befriended by Lord Wotton (George Sanders), a dandy who talks him into, among other...

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